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Carbon Border Tax Emerges in EU as Weapon to Protect Green Deal

  • Europe wants a price on dirty imports under climate plan
  • EU carbon market may be extended into imports, study shows

Photographer: Philippe Hugen/AFP via Getty Images 

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The first glimpse is emerging of a levy the European Union is drawing up to ensure its Green Deal environmental rules aren’t undone by nations with weaker standards.